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Brazil has signed the Artemis accords to promise its space exploration will be peaceful and green, becoming the FIRST South American country to do so
2021-06-17
Posted by:Skidmark

#3   the Brazilian space agency’s launch site is especially attractive to smaller firms because its equatorial location cuts fuel costs by a third.
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-06-17 12:09  

#2  #1 The Alcântara Space Center (Portuguese: Centro Espacial de Alcântara, CEA), former known as Alcântara Launch Center (Portuguese: Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara,[3] is a space center and launching facility of the Brazilian Space Agency in the city of Alcântara, located on Brazil's northern Atlantic coast, in the state of Maranhão.[4] It is operated by the Brazilian Air Force (Comando da Aeronáutica). The CEA is the closest launching base to the equator.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-06-17 09:52  

#1  Don't Brazil have enough problems without worrying about a space program?
Posted by: Chris   2021-06-17 09:39  

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